Gay Pride parades from around the world

Countries across the globe showed their support for the LGBT community

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Toronto, Ontario

A participant with a rainbow mask sits on the back of a float during the WorldPride Parade in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 29, 2014. WorldPride is an event that promotes lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT pride) issues on an international level through parades, festivals and other cultural activities. 2014 host Toronto is the first WorldPride celebration ever held in North America, and the 4th such festival in the world. AFP PHOTO / Geoff ROBINSGEOFF ROBINS/AFP/Getty Images

Spectators watch from windows the WorldPride 2014 Parade in Toronto, Canada, June 29, 2014. WorldPride is an event that promotes lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT pride) issues on an international level through parades, festivals and other cultural activities. 2014 host Toronto is the first WorldPride celebration ever held in North America, and the 4th such festival in the world. AFP PHOTO / Geoff ROBINSGEOFF ROBINS/AFP/Getty Images

While Chris Sierra, left, looks on, Benjamin Gonzalez-Bierman has his body painted before the start of the Gay Pride parade in New York, Sunday, June 29, 2014. Fifth Avenue became one big rainbow on Sunday, as thousands of participants waving multicolored flags made their way down the street for New York City's annual Gay Pride march. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ORG XMIT: NYSW101

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New York City

Participants in the Gay Pride Parade prepare to march in New York, Sunday, June 29, 2014. Fifth Avenue became one big rainbow on Sunday, as thousands of participants waving multicolored flags made their way down the street for New York City's annual Gay Pride march. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ORG XMIT: NYSW102

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New York City

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, center, marches in the Gay Pride Parade in New York, Sunday, June 29, 2014. Fifth Avenue became one big rainbow on Sunday, as thousands of participants waving multicolored flags made their way down the street for New York City's annual Gay Pride march. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ORG XMIT: NYSW104

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New York City

People on a float dance and wave flags during the Gay Pride Parade in New York, Sunday, June 29, 2014. Fifth Avenue became one big rainbow on Sunday, as thousands of participants waving multicolored flags made their way down the street for New York City's annual Gay Pride march. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ORG XMIT: NYSW112

Performers like the drag queen extravaganza Cockatelia played to an enthusiastic crowd after the parade. The annual Gay Pride parade on Market Street was held in San Francisco, Calif. Sunday June 29, 2014 and the theme was "Color Our World With Pride."

People moved to the music all around City Hall after the parade. The annual Gay Pride parade on Market Street was held in San Francisco, Calif. Sunday June 29, 2014 and the theme was "Color Our World With Pride."

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San Francisco

Sarah Rabin, top, and Natasha Johnson of Palo Alto make a heart with their hands while hanging out at Civic Center Plaza at the 44th annual San Francisco Gay Pride Parade in San Francisco, Calif. on Sunday, June 29, 2014.

Many danced to the music at the various stages around City Hall after the parade. The annual Gay Pride parade on Market Street was held in San Francisco, Calif. Sunday June 29, 2014 and the theme was "Color Our World With Pride."

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Barcelona, Spain

A reveler reacts during the annual Gay Pride march in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, June 28, 2014. Around the globe, LGBT Pride Month has been marked with parades and marches, festivals and dances. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Partygoers dance it up near the Wild 94.9 booth along Polk Street near McAllister at the 44th annual San Francisco Gay Pride Parade in San Francisco, Calif. on Sunday, June 29, 2014.

San Francisco

Partygoers dance it up near the Wild 94.9 booth along Polk Street near McAllister at the 44th annual San Francisco Gay Pride Parade in San Francisco, Calif. on Sunday, June 29, 2014.

Photo: Kevin N. Hume, The Chronicle

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New York City

People celebrate as floats pass by during the Gay Pride Parade in New York, Sunday, June 29, 2014. Fifth Avenue became one big rainbow on Sunday, as thousands of participants waving multicolored flags made their way down the street for New York City's annual Gay Pride march. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ORG XMIT: NYSW109

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New York City

Kent Chua poses for pictures at the start of the Gay Pride Parade in New York, Sunday, June 29, 2014. Fifth Avenue became one big rainbow on Sunday, as thousands of participants waving multicolored flags made their way down the street for New York City's annual Gay Pride march. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ORG XMIT: NYSW103

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New York City

Children blow bubbles as they pass by on a float in the Gay Pride Parade in New York, Sunday, June 29, 2014. Fifth Avenue became one big rainbow on Sunday, as thousands of participants waving multicolored flags made their way down the street for New York City's annual Gay Pride march. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ORG XMIT: NYSW110

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New York City

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo marches in the Gay Pride Parade in New York, Sunday, June 29, 2014. Fifth Avenue became one big rainbow on Sunday, as thousands of participants waving multicolored flags made their way down the street for New York City's annual Gay Pride march. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ORG XMIT: NYSW105

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Berlin, Germany

A young man with horned headdress participates in the annual Christopher Street Day parade on Kurfuerstendamm avenue on Saturday, June 21, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. This year the annual gay and lesbian pride fest was divided into three different parades due to quarrels over the political aims of the event. Berlin, known as a tolerant and open city, has a very active gay community.

Two men have their beard painted as they attend the Christopher Street Day (CSD) gay pride parade in front of Berlin's Memorial Church (Gedaechtniskirche) in Berlin, Germany on Saturday, June 21, 2014.

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Berlin, Germany

A man has his beard painted in green as he attends the Christopher Street Day (CSD) gay pride parade in front of Berlin's Memorial Church (Gedaechtniskirche) in Berlin, Germany on Saturday, June 21, 2014.

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Berlin, Germany

Men in drag participate in the annual Christopher Street Day parade on Kurfuerstendamm avenue on Saturday, June 21, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. This year the annual gay and lesbian pride fest was divided into three different parades due to quarrels over the political aims of the event. Berlin, known as a tolerant and open city, has a very active gay community.

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Berlin, Germany

People on a Staue of Liberty-themed float participate in the annual Christopher Street Day parade on Kurfuerstendamm avenue on Saturday, June 21, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. This year the annual gay and lesbian pride fest was divided into three different parades due to quarrels over the political aims of the event. Berlin, known as a tolerant and open city, has a very active gay community.

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Berlin, Germany

A man on a bicycle participates in the annual Christopher Street Day parade on Kurfuerstendamm avenue on Saturday, June 21, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. This year the annual gay and lesbian pride fest was divided into three different parades due to quarrels over the political aims of the event. Berlin, known as a tolerant and open city, has a very active gay community.

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Berlin, Germany

A man with elaborate headdress participates in the annual Christopher Street Day parade on Kurfuerstendamm avenue on Saturday, June 21, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. This year the annual gay and lesbian pride fest was divided into three different parades due to quarrels over the political aims of the event. Berlin, known as a tolerant and open city, has a very active gay community.

Members of the Seattle Men's Chrous of the USA participate in the annual Christopher Street Day parade on Kurfuerstendamm avenue on Saturday, June 21, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. This year the annual gay and lesbian pride fest was divided into three different parades due to quarrels over the political aims of the event. Berlin, known as a tolerant and open city, has a very active gay community.

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Berlin, Germany

People participate in the annual Christopher Street Day parade on Kurfuerstendamm avenue on Saturday, June 21, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. This year the annual gay and lesbian pride fest was divided into three different parades due to quarrels over the political aims of the event. Berlin, known as a tolerant and open city, has a very active gay community.

Participants wear hats featuring Russian church domes and throw confettis during the Christopher Street Day (CSD) gay pride parade in front of Berlin's Memorial Church (Gedaechtniskirche) in Berlin, Germany on Saturday, June 21, 2014.

A participant pushes a woman in a cage as they take part in the new German Christopher Street Day CSD league gay pride parade in Berlin, Germany on Saturday, June 21, 2014. Since 35 years, the parade winds through Berlin, but this time it is divided into two pageants - the original demo and the parade of a newly formed Action Alliance.

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Berlin, Germany

Participants wear hats featuring Russian church domes during the Christopher Street Day (CSD) gay pride parade in front of Berlin's Memorial Church (Gedaechtniskirche) in Berlin, Germany on Saturday, June 21, 2014.

Participants wear hats featuring Russian church domes and hold a banner displaying a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin reading: 'I'm unter cover! And I love it!' during the Christopher Street Day (CSD) gay pride parade in front of Berlin's Memorial Church (Gedaechtniskirche) in Berlin, Germany on Saturday, June 21, 2014.

Participants holds a banner displaying a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin reading: 'I'm unter cover! And I love it!' during the Christopher Street Day (CSD) gay pride parade in front of Berlin's Memorial Church (Gedaechtniskirche) in Berlin, Germany on June 21, 2014.

Drag Queens wave different national flags during the Christopher Street Day (CSD) gay pride parade in front of Berlin's Memorial Church (Gedaechtniskirche) in Berlin, Germany on Saturday, June 21, 2014.

Participants wear hats featuring Russian church domes during the Christopher Street Day (CSD) gay pride parade in front of Berlin's Memorial Church (Gedaechtniskirche) in Berlin, Germany on Saturday, June 21, 2014.

A drag queen that wears a costume with a make-up table attends the Christopher Street Day (CSD) gay pride parade in front of the Memorial Church (Gedaechtniskirche) in Berlin, Germany on Saturday, June 21, 2014.

Members of the Portuguese Left Block wave rainbow flags as they take part in the Gay Pride parade celebration in Lisbon, Portugal on Saturday, June 21, 2014.

Lisbon, Portugal

Members of the Portuguese Left Block wave rainbow flags as they take part in the Gay Pride parade celebration in Lisbon, Portugal on Saturday, June 21, 2014.

Photo: Francisco Seco, Associated Press

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Thessaloniki, Greece

Gay activists take part in a parade, in Thessaloniki, Greece on Saturday, June 21, 2014. Gay activists in Thessaloniki have organized the 3rd Thessaloniki Pride festival, a 2-day event that included a march around the center of this northern Greek city and will culminate in an open-air concert Saturday night. The organization of the event drew heavy criticism from conservative circles and there was a protest march against "the sodomites" on Friday.

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Thessaloniki, Greece

Gay activists take part in a parade, in Thessaloniki, Greece on Saturday, June 21, 2014. Gay activists in Thessaloniki have organized the 3rd Thessaloniki Pride festival, a 2-day event that included a march around the center of this northern Greek city and will culminate in an open-air concert Saturday night. The organization of the event drew heavy criticism from conservative circles and there was a protest march against "the sodomites" on Friday.

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Thessaloniki, Greece

Gay activists take part in a parade, in Thessaloniki, Greece on Saturday, June 21, 2014. Gay activists in Thessaloniki have organized the 3rd Thessaloniki Pride festival, a 2-day event that included a march around the center of this northern Greek city and will culminate in an open-air concert Saturday night. The organization of the event drew heavy criticism from conservative circles and there was a protest march against "the sodomites" on Friday.

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Thessaloniki, Greece

Gay activists take part in a parade, in Thessaloniki, Greece on Saturday, June 21, 2014. Gay activists in Thessaloniki have organized the 3rd Thessaloniki Pride festival, a 2-day event that included a march around the center of this northern Greek city and will culminate in an open-air concert Saturday night. The organization of the event drew heavy criticism from conservative circles and there was a protest march against "the sodomites" on Friday.

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Thessaloniki, Greece

Gay activists take part in a parade, in Thessaloniki, Greece on Saturday, June 21, 2014. Gay activists in Thessaloniki have organized the 3rd Thessaloniki Pride festival, a 2-day event that included a march around the center of this northern Greek city and will culminate in an open-air concert Saturday night. The organization of the event drew heavy criticism from conservative circles and there was a protest march against "the sodomites" on Friday.

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Thessaloniki, Greece

Diplomats take part in a parade, in Thessaloniki, Greece on Saturday, June 21, 2014. Gay activists in Thessaloniki have organized the 3rd Thessaloniki Pride festival, a 2-day event that included a march around the center of this northern Greek city and will culminate in an open-air concert Saturday night. The organization of the event drew heavy criticism from conservative circles and there was a protest march against "the sodomites" on Friday.

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Istanbul, Turkey

People march during a gay parade on Istiklal Street, the main shopping corridor on Sunday, June 22, 2014 in Istanbul, Turkey during the Trans Pride Parade as part of the Trans Pride Week 2014, which is organized by Istanbul's 'Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transvestites and Transsexuals' (LGBTT) solidarity organization.

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Istanbul, Turkey

People hold a giant rainbow flag during a gay parade on Istiklal Street, the main shopping corridor in Istanbul, Turkey on Sunday, June 22, 2014, during the Trans Pride Parade as part of the Trans Pride Week 2014, which is organized by Istanbul's 'Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transvestites and Transsexuals' (LGBTT) solidarity organization.

People kiss during a gay parade on Istiklal Street, the main shopping corridor in Istanbul, Turkey on Sunday, Sunday, June 22, 2014, during the Trans Pride Parade as part of the Trans Pride Week 2014, which is organized by Istanbul's 'Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transvestites and Transsexuals' (LGBTT) solidarity organization.

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Istanbul, Turkey

People march during a gay parade on Istiklal Street, the main shopping corridor in Istanbul, Turkey on Sunday, June 22, 2014, during the Trans Pride Parade as part of the Trans Pride Week 2014, which is organized by Istanbul's 'Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transvestites and Transsexuals' (LGBTT) solidarity organization.

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Istanbul, Turkey

People hold a giant rainbow flag during a gay parade on Istiklal Street, the main shopping corridor in Istanbul, Turkey on Sunday, June 22, 2014, during the Trans Pride Parade as part of the Trans Pride Week 2014, which is organized by Istanbul's 'Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transvestites and Transsexuals' (LGBTT) solidarity organization.

People hold a giant rainbow flag during a gay parade on Istiklal Street, the main shopping corridor on Sunday, June 22, 2014 in Istanbul, Turkey during the Trans Pride Parade as part of the Trans Pride Week 2014, which is organized by Istanbul's 'Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transvestites and Transsexuals' (LGBTT) solidarity organization.

People hold a giant rainbow flag during a gay parade on Istiklal Street, the main shopping corridor on Sunday, June 22, 2014 in Istanbul, Turkey during the Trans Pride Parade as part of the Trans Pride Week 2014, which is organized by Istanbul's 'Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transvestites and Transsexuals' (LGBTT) solidarity organization.

People hold a giant rainbow flag during a gay parade on Istiklal Street, the main shopping corridor on Sunday, June 22, 2014 in Istanbul, Turkey during the Trans Pride Parade as part of the Trans Pride Week 2014, which is organized by Istanbul's 'Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transvestites and Transsexuals' (LGBTT) solidarity organization.

U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, a Democratic candidate for governor, speaks at a rally after the Portland Pride Parade, Saturday, June 21, 2014, in Portland, Maine. Gay rights activists around the country are eyeing the Maine's governor's race as a chance to make history. Michaud would become the first openly gay candidate to become governor if he unseats vulnerable Republican Gov. Paul LePage in November.

U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, a Democratic candidate for governor, shakes hands after the Portland Pride Parade, Saturday, June 21, 2014, in Portland, Maine. Gay rights activists around the country are eyeing the Maine's governor's race as a chance to make history. Michaud would become the first openly gay candidate to become governor if he unseats vulnerable Republican Gov. Paul LePage in November.

U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, a Democratic candidate for governor, greets spectators at the Portland Pride Parade, Saturday, June 21, 2014, in Portland, Maine. Gay rights activists around the country are eyeing the Maine's governor's race as a chance to make history. Michaud would become the first openly gay candidate to become governor if he unseats vulnerable Republican Gov. Paul LePage in November. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, a Democratic candidate for governor marches in the Portland Pride Parade, Saturday, June 21, 2014, in Portland, Maine. Gay rights activists around the country are eyeing the Maine's governor's race as a chance to make history. Michaud would become the first openly gay candidate to become governor if he unseats vulnerable Republican Gov. Paul LePage in November. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)